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10512391 No.10512391 [Reply] [Original]

>decide I should start reading more books and use 4chan less
>read one chapter of my book and forget about it for a week

How do I start reading more? There's so much I'm interested in reading about but my mind is messed up by years of scanning Wikipedia articles about to sit down and pay my full attention to a book.

>> No.10512394

>>10512391
grow a fucking spine. then use it to angle your head at a fucking book.

>> No.10512399
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>>10512391
Read against the text

>> No.10512406

>>10512391
With the risk of sounding preachy, I'll assume you haven't fully read a book, I think that some books are easier on the first time reader because they teach you how you should imagine what you're reading and they prepare you for reading more complex or unorthodox books.

I reccomend you start with Moby Dick, or A Tale of Two Cities, they may not be the absolute best, but they're a great way to get accustomed to reading. Especially Moby Dick because it's so action packed, really catches your eye.

>> No.10512410

>>10512399
I sincerely hope this wasn't supposed to mean anything

>> No.10512411

What book are you reading?

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>>10512410
It’s in the différance

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>>10512406
>moby dick
>not the absolute best

>> No.10512419

>>10512413
Don't get me wrong, I love the book so much I read it every couple of months, and I recomend it as the "first read" because it's so well put together, I think it's great, but I do understand people have different tastes.

>> No.10512421

>>10512419
>lowkey saying it's the best
you may live

>> No.10512423

>>10512419
It's surprisingly easy to pick up and read. And it's enjoyble too so it can be a good first read.

>> No.10512730

>>10512419
How many pages on average do you read in an hour?

>> No.10512750

>>10512391
Just read before bed fucking nerds lmao.

>> No.10513663

stop posting disturbing images in catalog, this is not /b/

>> No.10513751

>>10512391
Read the shallows

>> No.10513823

>>10512730
That really doesn't matter
Just move at your own pace

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1. pick a moderately sized book that you think you'll enjoy
2. divide page numbers by 7
3. round up, and read that many pages a day, trying not to stop in the middle of a chapter or story.
4. finish a book a week.
5. if this doesn't work, vote republican and blame elitist for your failings.

>> No.10513991

Thanks for the advice everyone

>>10512411
I was reading The Heavenly Company about the British East India Company

>> No.10514005

You have to live it

>> No.10514363

>>10513823
What if I read moby dick at a rate of 6-12 pages an hour?
What if I'm 21 and English is my first language?